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		Watch our community chorus at the NEACCA Festival in June 2009 SALSA PIZZAZZ NIGHT Friday March 5th 6:00 p.m. St James Church Hall 89 Main St. South Grafton Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 for children with a family cap of $25 Seating is limited Reservations required Don't miss Apple Tree Arts' Salsa Pizzazz night of family entertainment featuring children's musician/puppeteer Kim Webster and Annette and Ray Gonzalez of Salsa Storm Dance Studio. Pizza and dessert will be served. Mr. Kim starts the evening off singing his lively original songs, playing the guitar and telling humorous stories with puppets that captivate children's imagination. A longtime faculty member of the nonprofit community music and theatre arts school, he teaches pre-school music education. Annette and Ray Gonzalez will showcase their dance skills in a demonstration of Latin American dance. Afterward, they will teach participants how to do the merengue. We are delighted to have received additional funding from Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, Upton & Oxford Cultural Council and the Berklee College of Music that will continue allow us to bring Salsa Storm to each of our Music in Motion, Mixed Age Move & Groove, and Tots & Tunes classes this semester. In addition to Salsa Storm, we are also proud to announce that we will be bringing Bese Saka of the Grafton Drum Circle to our classes as well. We look forward to sharing this mulit-cultural music and movement experience with you! There will be a family performance with each of these organizations in the spring. Special Events Calendar 2009-2010 Seasons of the Arts Events Save the dates! Check our website often for more special events! •Monday, October 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. "Fun With Puppets, Music & Preschoolers"- Music & Movement Training Fee:$20 ECC •Saturday, October 24 & Sunday October 25, 7PM & 2PM "The Principal & the Pea"- A Youth Mini- Musical Alternatives, Whitinsville • Sunday, November 1, 3PM "Flute Recital" Featuring Linda Bento-Rei and Brendan Dooley on flute, Deborah Emery on piano Evangelical Congregational Church, Grafton • Friday, November 20, 7PM "A Night of Comedy" GES •Sunday, December 6, 2:30PM "Holiday Concert": Community Chorus, Children's Chorus, DRAVO & more! ECC • Sundays, Jan. 10 & 17,; 1:00, 2:00, 3:00PM "Student Recitals" ECC • Friday & Saturday, January 8 & 9, 7PM "Annie Junior" Northbridge Middle School • Sunday, February 28, 4PM "Faculty & Friends Concert" Evangelical Congregational Church • Friday March 5, 6PM "Salsa Pizzazz" St James Parish Hall • Friday & Saturday, March 19 & 20, 7PM "Aladdin Junior" Grafton High School • Saturday & Sunday, April 10 & 11, 7PM & 2 PM "Goin Buggy" Singh Performance Center at Alternatives • Friday & Saturday, May 21 & 22 7PM "Gr 6-9 Musical" Grafton High School • Sundays, May 23 & June 6, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00PM "Student Recitals" ECC

	FUNDRAISING at APPLE TREE ARTS
		Apple Tree Arts is growing each year. In order to keep going, fundraising accounts for about 18% of our budget. Clean out those attics, clean for the holidays, and think of Apple Tree Arts!Previous board member Ed Dinaro wants you to donate any item with an original value of at least $20 and he will sell it on eBAY, proceeds to benefit Apple Tree Arts. Anytime! All donations are tax deductible! And you are helping kids, adults and your community keeping our vital arts organization alive! You can drop items off for eBay, anytime at the Apple Tree Arts office at 2 Grafton Common. You can call the office at 508-839-4286 for more information.


	FACULTY NEWS
		We wish to welcome the following faculty to Apple Tree Arts! Beth Anderson- Keyboard Classes Beth Anderson graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics,and as a teacher certified in Physics and Math taught in the public schools for seven years. Her love of music and education brought her to the Apple Tree Family as a parent in 2004, and she has enjoyed participating in classes with her two children since that time. Now, certified in the Musikgarten curriculum, she is excited to combine a life long love of piano with a passion for education. Theresa Atkinson - Keyboard & Private Piano Theresa is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, where she studied saxophone and Film Scoring. A piano player since the age of six, she has served as an accompanist for solo vocalists and choirs. She has taught private and group lessons on the piano, saxophone and clarinet, and is trained in the Musikgarten method. Theresa is a member of Carillon Women's Chorus. Susan Upham - DRAVO & Vocal Audition Prep Susan Upham has been a private voice and drama teacher for the past 20 years. She has been a voice and drama coach for New England Christian Performing Arts Center as well as the co-director of the Whitinsville Christian School Middle-School musical. Prior to moving to the Westborough area two years ago, Susan implemented the DRAVO program both in her church and school and it enjoyed tremendous success with over 40 young girls participating. Susan hold her Master's Degree in vocal performance from Boston University. She lives in Westborough with her 4 children and her husband David.